Mel Associate

_Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Cooperative Federation _
- Introduction **_

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) is a movement of women workers in the informal economy, working towards the economic empowerment of these workers. Over 50 years, 2.1 million women in India across 18 states have become members of this decentralized, grassroots movement.

SEWA Cooperative Federation, works to support women’s collective enterprises (WCEs), across sectors, enabling them to become viable, to innovate and to scale. Over 30 years, we have promoted 100+ women’s cooperatives, reaching 300,000 informal women workers, across sectors of work: agriculture and allied activities, handicrafts, services, social security, finance and vending.

We offer specialized services, such as capacity building, governance, working capital, finance and compliance, research, marketing and communications to these WCEs, and work with them closely, as mentors, to enable growth. This package of services and handholding is offered as a
Women’s Enterprise Support System(WESS).

To achieve these goals, SEWA Cooperative Federation comprises of a team of experts, both for organizational guidance and for sector-specific knowledge in:

- Business development and strategy
- Marketing and PR
- Capacity building
- HR and Administration
- Research and advocacy
- Finance
- Compliance to Regulations
- Communications

**Designation**:MEL Associate**

**Experience**: -1-2 years’ experience of MEL reporting for mid-size international donor funded projects.
- 1 year experience of reporting on, evaluating and capturing lessons learnt from action research projects, especially in the areas of women empowerment, micro and nano-entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and gender

**Qualification**: A Masters’ degree from a recognized university is mandatory.

**Skills**: -Experience in qualitative and quantitative research.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, data management and analysis is essential. Experience of other analysis software (qualitative and quantitative) would be desirable.
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, in both English and

**Responsibilities**: -Passion for bringing about real, sustainable, large-scale change for women in
India’s most marginalized communities.
- Passion for bringing about real, sustainable, large-scale change for women in
India’s most marginalized communities.
- Ability to work in an organized and efficient manner within a relatively unstructured work environment.
- Ability to take initiative and leadership even with mínimal supervision.
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Reporting and Knowledge Management
- Communication and Advocacy
- Experience of working closely with grassroot communities, thus having a deep familiarity of their requirements is desirable

**Notes**: Immediate joiners will be preferred

**Salary**: ₹11,338.20 - ₹30,000.00 per month

Schedule:

- Day shift

**Speak with the employer**
+91 9126301503